MLB Player News

Votto (shoulder/biceps) will play again for Triple-A Louisville on Sunday in his rehab assignment, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Prior reports had suggested that Votto could return from the 60-day injured list Sunday to make his 2023 debut with the Reds, but the veteran first baseman will play at least one more game in the minors while on his rehab assignment. Votto has hit just .176 with three home runs and 10 RBI thus far in his 74 plate appearances in Triple-A as he works his way back from the left shoulder and biceps surgery he underwent last August.

Flores was placed on the 10-day injured list by the Giants on Saturday with a left foot contusion, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Flores will miss at least a week-plus with the bruise on his foot. The infielder had been performing well in the month of June with a .385/.500/.615 slash over 26 at-bats. The Giants recalled Tristan Beck in a corresponding transaction.

Raley will be on the bench Saturday against the Padres, Kristie Ackert of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Raley has been the latest Ray to emerge from obscurity and become a productive part-timer, hitting .270/.350/.597 with 12 homers and eight steals in 180 trips to the plate. He owns an 1.156 OPS in the month of June but will nonetheless head to the bench after making three straight starts, once at first base and once at both of the outfield corners.

Casas will be on the bench for Saturday's game against the Yankees, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Casas finds himself on the bench against a righty (Clarke Schmidt) for just the third time all season. His first full season hasn't gone as planned, as he's hit .208/.330/.375 across 230 plate appearance, though he does at least owns an .819 OPS over his last 10 games. Justin Turner will handle first base Saturday.

The Brewers designated Singleton for assignment Saturday.

Singleton is slashing .103/.188/.138 since being called up by the Brewers, and the return of Jesse Winker (neck) from the injured list will push him off the Brewers' active and 40-man rosters. The veteran first baseman has had a successful season in Triple-A, so it's definitely possible another team claims him off waivers.

Santana went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored Friday against the Brewers.

Santana took Julio Teheran deep in the second inning to tally his sixth homer of the season. Three of those long balls have come in his last seven starts, during which he's also driven in seven and scored six runs. Santana has maintained an everyday role at first base and primarily hits fourth in the Pirates' order.

Abreu went 1-for-3 with a walk, a double and a run scored Friday against the Reds.

Abreu started a ninth-inning rally with a leadoff double and ultimately scored the Astros' only run. Across his first 61 games of the season, he managed only nine-extra base hits. In seven games since, he's racked up three homers and three doubles while also scoring five runs and driving in 10. Abreu has settled into the fifth spot in the lineup with Yordan Alvarez (oblique) sidelined.

O'Hearn will be on the bench Saturday against the Cubs.

O'Hearn has been surprisingly effective in 27 games for the Orioles this season, with his 1.004 OPS dwarfing the .683 OPS he managed across parts of five seasons with the Royals. He's almost exclusively been deployed against righties, so it's no surprise to see him sit here against lefty Justin Steele. Ramon Urias will start at first base.

O'Hearn went 3-for-4 with a double in Friday's 10-3 loss to the Cubs.

O'Hearn has gone 17-for-42 (.405) over his last 12 contests, and he appears to be the replacement for Ryan Mountcastle (illness) at first base. It's a rather unprecedented run of success for O'Hearn, who has rarely been more than a versatile bench bat in his career. He's up to a .338/.381/.623 slash line with five home runs, 19 RBI, 13 runs scored and seven doubles over 84 plate appearances. He may have some fantasy appeal, at least in AL-only formats, while he's wielding a hot bat.

Flores went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Friday's 7-5 extra-innings win over the Dodgers.

Flores sparked the Giants' comeback with his seventh-inning blast. The 31-year-old infielder has hit safely in five straight games, going 6-for-16 (.375) over that span. The success of LaMonte Wade at first base and a combination of Casey Schmitt and J.D. Davis (ankle) at third has left Flores in a short-side platoon role at best, though Davis' current injury has opened up some playing time for Flores. For the season, Flores owns a .258/.324/.452 slash line with seven homers, 23 RBI, 20 runs scored and nine doubles over 173 plate appearances.